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Pub. Date
[2012], c2010
Language
English
Description
More than 300,000 compared to less than 30,000 perinatal and maternal deaths: this is the current discrepancy that exists in maternal-child health between the global North and South. While the problem is multifaceted, Wolfgang Holzgreve, having pioneered fetal and stem cell research and as officer of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, or FIGO, attempts to bring political awareness to this global crisis. In this video lecture...
Series
Alpine adventurer volume Season 1
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
Skiing at high altitude requires experience with the equipment used and skiers that are acclimated to the altitude level. In this episode our guide Simon St-Arnaud meets his friend Jérôme Grec to prepare for their first expedition together. They plan to make the ascent in sealskin garb, followed by the extreme challenge of working their way back down through the treacherous Diablerets station, to the off-trail Verbier station, all the while trying...
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